In the highly nuanced field of congenital heart surgery, care must be taken to level the playing field when comparing outcomes among centers, surgeons and patients. In this article, Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc, discusses the importance of risk stratification and her ultimate goal of being able to predict outcomes for individual patients.
A Cardiothoracic Surgery Outcomes Sampler (Infographic)
How busy is one of the world’s largest cardiothoracic surgical groups in various specialty areas, and what kinds of patient outcomes result? Get a quick glimpse in this dynamic infographic.
Data Best Practices Can Pack an Outcomes Punch Even for Lower-Volume Centers
A Missouri hospital allied with our Heart & Vascular Institute achieved a three-star STS overall quality rating for CABG despite an annual volume of under 200 cases. Refinements to its registry-related data processes played a key role.
Group Classes for Heart Failure Patients: Do They Reduce Hospital Readmissions?
The data is showing some positive results, and the nursing team continues to examine if group education for heart failure patients might improve outcomes. There are many factors.
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Heart Failure and Electrophysiology Care by the Numbers (Infographic)
Looking for benchmarks for heart failure or arrhythmia care? Check out some of our latest volume and outcome data in these areas via this dynamic infographic.
Record Number of Lung Transplants Performed in the U.S. in 2017
The overall number of lung transplant and short-term survival rates are up, while long-term survival rates trend downward.
Outcomes Snapshots in Valve Surgery and Beyond (Infographic)
Check out our latest outcomes statistics in aortic valve replacement, aorta surgery, mitral valve repair and other realms of adult cardiac surgery. All in dynamic, scannable graphic form.
Enhanced Level of Care Before and After Transplantation Critical for Transplant Success
Maintaining better-than-average length of stay and readmission rates takes an enhanced level of care. Kidney Transplant Program Surgical Director Alvin Wee, MD, explains.
Managing Stented Renal Arteries during Robotic-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy (Video)
Endostents previously placed for narrowed renal arteries pose a problem during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. The stents are not strong enough to withstand bulldog clamps. This video shows how to “call off the dogs.”
African-Americans Still More Likely Than Caucasian-Americans to Receive Kidney Transplants from Deceased, Rather than Living Donors
Study looked at kidney transplant outcomes, stratified by race and ethnicity, between 2003 to 2013. Researchers hoped to find modifiable factors that could result in better outcomes for African-American kidney transplant recipients.